Table 4.
Differences between transcription modes by pen and keyboard for specific clausal productions in extended text (essays and narratives) in grades 2–7
| Syntactic structure genre (grade, cohort) |
df | F | p | Pen [M (SD)] | Keys [M (SD)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One independent clause | |||||
| Essay (Gr 2, Coh 1) | 1,18 | 1.90 | ns | 1.04 (1.19) | 0.75 (0.97) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 1) | 1,114 | 20.86 | 0.001 | 2.10 (2.14) | 1.25 (1.56) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 2) | 1,98 | 4.48 | 0.04 | 1.72 (1.74) | 1.36 (1.38) |
| Essay (Gr 6, Coh 2) | 1,105 | 18.93 | 0.001 | 2.52 (2.25) | 1.53 (1.46) |
| Narrative (Gr 3, Coh 1) | 1,100 | 8.53 | 0.004 | 1.72 (1.88) | 1.08 (1.43) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 1) | 1,111 | 16.01 | 0.001 | 1.82 (1.97) | 1.11 (1.32) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 2) | 1,104 | 3.74 | 0.06 | 1.81 (1.87) | 1.48 (1.62) |
| Narrative (Gr 7, Coh 2) | 1,95 | 14.92 | 0.001 | 2.10 (1.97) | 1.32 (1.67) |
| Independent plus relative clause | |||||
| Essay (Gr 2, Coh 1) | 1,18 | 2.94 | 0.10 | 0.35 (0.49) | 0.23 (0.55) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 1) | 1,114 | 28.28 | 0.001 | 1.28 (1.38) | 0.59 (0.78) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 2) | 1,98 | 19.36 | 0.001 | 1.55 (1.69) | 0.75 (0.95) |
| Essay (Gr 6, Coh 2) | 1,105 | 9.70 | 0.002 | 1.81 (1.58) | 1.29 (1.24) |
| Narrative (Gr 3, Coh 1) | 1,100 | 1.59 | 0.21 | 0.12 (0.40) | 0.05 (0.35) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 1) | 1,111 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.19 (0.53) | 0.23 (0.52) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 2) | 1,104 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 0.27 (0.61) | 0.19 (0.62) |
| Narrative (Gr 7, Coh 2) | 1,95 | 0.98 | 0.33 | 0.42 (0.67) | 0.33 (0.69) |
| Independent plus complement clause | |||||
| Essay (Gr 2, Coh 1) | 1,18 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.04 (0.21) | 0.08 (0.27) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 1) | 1,114 | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.24 (0.64) | 0.21 (0.49) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 2) | 1,98 | 3.35 | 0.07 | 0.14 (0.42) | 0.25 (0.56) |
| Essay (Gr 6, Coh 2) | 1,105 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.30 (0.69) | 0.25 (0.52) |
| Narrative (Gr 3, Coh 1) | 1,100 | 10.53 | 0.002 | 0.31 (0.60) | 0.09 (0.33) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 1) | 1,111 | 2.21 | 0.14 | 0.49 (0.71) | 0.35 (0.65) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 2) | 1,104 | 2.16 | 0.15 | 0.66 (1.02) | 0.50 (0.82) |
| Narrative (Gr 7, Coh 2) | 1,95 | 0.99 | 0.32 | 0.89 (1.08) | 0.75 (1.31) |
| Independent plus subordinate clause | |||||
| Essay (Gr 2, Coh 1) | 1,18 | 0.19 | 0.67 | 0.09 (0.29) | 0.17 (0.51) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 1) | 1,114 | 6.36 | 0.01 | 0.52 (0.83) | 0.32 (0.67) |
| Essay (Gr 4, Coh 2) | 1,98 | 3.24 | 0.08 | 0.43 (0.69) | 0.25 (0.62) |
| Essay (Gr 6, Coh 2) | 1,105 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.68 (0.96) | 0.70 (0.99) |
| Narrative (Gr 3, Coh 1) | 1,100 | 4.80 | 0.03 | 0.45 (0.68) | 0.30 (0.59) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 1) | 1,111 | 2.52 | 0.12 | 0.78 (0.98) | 0.61 (0.92) |
| Narrative (Gr 5, Coh 2) | 1,104 | 2.00 | 0.16 | 0.81 (1.11) | 0.61 (1.00) |
| Narrative (Gr 7, Coh 2) | 1,95 | 2.30 | 0.13 | 1.03 (1.03) | 1.26 (1.54) |